Tickets Now On Sale to See Audra McDonald, Billy Porter & More in Shuffle Along on Broadway

Tickets are now available to catch Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and more in Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed. The production will begin performances on March 14, 2016 at the Music Box Theatre, with opening night set for April 21. Please note that McDonald will not appear in performances from June 20 through September 25; she will return on September 27.

The production, which bills itself as a revival, combines the 1921 musical Shuffle Along with the backstory of the people who brought it to life, including the songwriting team Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle and bookwriters Aubrey Lyles and F.E. Miller. Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk collaborators George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover will reunite to direct and choreograph, respectively. Wolfe will also pen the new book.

Shuffle Along first played Broadway and became a runaway hit in May of 1921. The show, which was expected to become an immediate flop following a back-breaking pre-Broadway tour, ended up playing for 504 performance. The story follows two friends who both run for mayor in fictional Jimtown, USA. One wins and the other is appointed chief of police, but as they fight, their opponent plots to drive them out. The original production featured the talents of such soon-to-be theatrical stalwarts as Josephine Baker, Paul Robeson and Lottie Gee.

The company will also include Brooks Ashmanskas, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joshua Henry and Brandon Victor Dixon.